The Zide Hall seemed to be empty, and the entire palace was empty. In fact, Guo Shao allowed some concubines and maids of the previous dynasty to leave the palace, but not many people left. There were still tens of thousands of people in the palace, which was a very dense place.

Guo Shao came to Zide Hall and spent dinner with Fu Ermei, and was a little distracted during the period.

In the past few years, the world was in chaos and wars continued. In fact, Guo Shao didn't spend much time with Jinzhan. But somehow, he felt at ease when he knew she was not far from him. But now, he always felt that the entire palace was short of something, and something was wrong with it.

The second sister whispered: "I'll go see you and come to accompany my husband tonight."

Guo Shao smiled and said, "Go. But you can't spoil him too much. The child should have his own life when he grows up."

The second sister turned her eyes upwards, and she didn't seem to understand what Guo Shao meant. She smiled and whispered: "I'll get you pregnant with a little princess tonight. I'll be satisfied if I have a son and a daughter."

After saying that, he gave Guo Shao a teasing look. Guo Shao also laughed "hehe".

He was very satisfied with Fu Ermei. No matter in his past and present, it would probably be a great blessing for him if he had a gentle "white and rich beauty" accompanying him. But Jinzhan... Anyway, he cannot be measured by conditions.

...Guo Shao sat down in front of a case, took out a stack of files from his arms, and examined the upcoming military reform again. This was a plan he designed with several Privy Council ministers and cabinet assistants. He will be taken to the Seminary Hall early tomorrow morning to discuss with the generals.

The most important thing after the founding of the country, so Guo Shao has been thinking about it all day long and has thought about it countless times.

This matter has one goal: to give titles and generous salary, and buy military power. I hope to reach an agreement with the generals.

Because the treasury does not have so much land and money, it cannot be rewarded in one lump sum to "purchase" the military power of the imperial guards, so the plan of Guo Shao's monarch and minister is to spread the benefits equally to the future imperial expenses.

First, all the intermediate and above military generals of the Imperial Guard were awarded titles, including Duke, Hou, and Bo, and collectively called the nobles of the Daxu Dynasty.

The nobles who founded the country and had the substantial benefits given by the state treasury. (The titles that were granted in the past were just a title, and the actual benefits of salary were better than none.)

The six dukes with the greatest benefits are: Li Chuyun, Shi Yanchao, Yang Biao, Han Tong, Gao Huaide, and Luo Yanhuan. They are the founding duke, Zhenguo Duke, Fuguo Duke, Jingguo Duke, Fengguo Duke, and protect the duke.

The titles of these six dukes were hereditary. As long as they existed in one day, their descendants and eldest sons could continue to inherit the title. On the surface, the saying is that "the founding heroes share the world with the royal family."

Given the gold medal and imperial edict to avoid death, no matter how serious the crime is, the Duke will not die, nor will the title be cancelled. At most, it will only pass the throne to the descendants.

The salary is also very generous, and each family is roughly equivalent to the income of two taxes in one state.

The marquises who were granted the title of the early dynasty were collectively called "Kao of Founding Kingdoms". They were mainly commanders of the Xiangdu and commanders of the military commanders. They were hereditary to three generations. If the family had great military achievements to the country after the three generations, they would be passed on for three generations.

There is also a generous salary.

The military capital was Yuhou, the inner hall was straight, the outer hall was straight, the various squads were straight, and some commanders with military merits were named Earls, and they could be passed on to their sons.

...But the title was not given for free. The court will take back all military power and carry out military system reform. All military powers of these intermediate and above military generals will be taken back.

The Palace Front Office and the Office of the Guards and the Horse and Bus Office were dissolved; the Five Army Governor's Office was changed to the Dadu Prefecture, and the "Five Armies" established in it were dissolved, including the military commander, the military commander, the money and grain army, the armed army, and the propaganda army.

The original rural army was renamed "Gui Guojun". In the future, the Central Army will include two types: imperial guards and guardians, and will control most of the country's military power.

The main force of the state has completely changed from the situation controlled by the former Privy Council and the two major officials to the four yamen, namely the Privy Council, the Ministry of War, the Dadu Prefecture, and the Military Arts Supervisor.

The Privy Council holds the power to transfer troops, the Ministry of War is in charge of military pay, money and food, the Dadu Prefecture is in charge of military power, and the military weapon is in charge of the storage and control of armor, weapons, firearms, and war horses.

...In this way, when there is no war, the largest unit of the army is actually the command of five hundred people. The commander of the army cannot mobilize the army, distributes military pay and supplies, and cannot master weapons.

Military commanders at the military level no longer have real power and are led by the "Military Office", which mainly consists of civil servants from each yamen.

The first-level establishment no longer exists.

When a war broke out, the power of the chief general was also restrained and supervised by multiple yamen. A "Foreign Camp Military Palace" would be temporarily formed to establish a military power system. The system of command soldiers and military orders of officials would become the most important place for the army of this dynasty.

In the next step, the court will also carry out similar changes to the border army. In addition to the decision-making power of the chief general, four departments directly under the court replaced the chief general's military power.

...Guo Shao had tested the attitude of the generals in the early stage, but he seemed to have no dissatisfaction. Because in addition to military power, under the new military system, the benefits they received were far greater than before; the previous military generals only had a small salary, or were waiting for the emperor to reward him, but they had very few actual benefits and no long-term promise.

In addition to gaining actual benefits and status, the role of military power can rebel! If you don’t have any benefits, but ask the emperor for military power, what do he want to do?

Once this military system is implemented, it will inevitably lead to a situation where "the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers" over time, which will lead to a decline in the combat effectiveness of the army. However, because the military power is divided, it involves a wide range of involvement in mobilizing the army to fight, and it is almost impossible to suddenly rebel, which ensures that the imperial power is not subject to the backlash of internal force and increases security.

All ministers believed that after Youyun’s key territory was recovered, the war between the whole country might not be big. The pros and cons could not be taken into account. Under the general trend at this time, it would be more appropriate to adopt a strategy of stabilizing the government and power.

And there are two reasons why Guo Shao made up his mind: First, after years of war, the current generals and soldiers of the imperial guards can gain the trust of the soldiers even if they temporarily let a general lead their troops, because both the emperor and the general are very famous among the martial arts. At least among this group of people, the changes in the military system will not have much impact on combat power.

Second, the organizational form and tactics of firearms will gradually change as they emerge.

...Guo Shao spent the night with great worries.

Early the next morning, the West Hall Council Hall, according to the customs over the past few years, more than 20 civil and military ministers with the most powerful court came to gather together to talk about their recent general rules and leave after nothing happened.

After simple etiquette, the ministers skillfully found the chairs they were used to sitting.

At this time, Wei Renpu walked out and he brought a sword! It was very strange that the emperor brought a sword in front of him, but he was just a civil servant. No one said anything, just looking at what Wei Renpu was going to do.

Wei Renpu waved his sword in front of everyone.

At this time, Shi Yanchao couldn't help it: "What are you gesturing? Don't look at where you are, your brain is broken?"

"Ouch!" Wei Renpu suddenly pretended to hold his fingers and frowned, "This sword has no sheath, and I accidentally cut myself!"

After saying that, his eyes swept across the faces of Li Chuyun and others, and Li Chuyun didn't say a word.

Shi Yanchao said: "You can't put it all with the pair of sheaths?"

Wei Renpu glanced at Shi Yanchao: "General Shi is right. Let's not use this sword for the time being. If it is just so open, it is easy to cut oneself. You may also encounter something that will make the sword rust, curl, or even break. It is not a good way. At this time, it is not to throw away the sword. Maybe when to use it. The best way is to put it on a pair of exquisite and precious sword sheaths and wipe the oil. What do you think?"

Most of the civil officials knew what Wei Renpu meant, while the military generals nodded thoughtfully to agree.

Then Wei Renpu put the sword into the scabbard, put it back on a table, clasped his fists and saluted Guo Shao first, and then "provoked" him and Wang Pu's claims in public.

After Guo Shao and the generals listened silently, Guo Shao turned to look to the right, "You are all brothers who fight side by side with me. What do you think of Deputy Envoy Wei's proposal?"

Li Chuyun said: "I have discussed that the statement of Deputy Envoy Wei's 'Treasure Scabbage' is very reasonable..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shi Yanchao said excitedly: "Does the official family still need to ask? Now, the Guo family has been emperors for generations, and we have been dukes for generations! Where can we find such good things? It is worthless that brothers are willing to hand over their lives to the official family. The official family is kind to the last one, and we will thank them!"

Suddenly, the generals agreed and were all very happy.

The smoothness of the scene was a bit unexpected to Guo Shao, especially the six dukes, whose faces were red with excitement, and they didn't seem to be pretending at all... At this time, Guo Shao came to his senses. His reward was indeed very generous. He wanted to be famous, and he had a status as a noble Duke and Majesty. He had no reason for his generals to be unwilling to do so. Guo Shao's previous concerns were really redundant.

The generals present probably didn't have much idea of ​​becoming an emperor under the general trend at this time. Some things can't be seen even if they jumped up, so they won't think about them.

With such thoughts, being a hereditary nobleman is more stable than holding military power in his hands! Because he has military power in his hands, there is still danger. What's wrong with enjoying everything safely now?

This was a happy "spoiler gathering". The generals' faces were all laughing. Guo Shao observed carefully and found that Li Chuyun seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, very comfortable.

Shi Yanchao looked at Wang Pu and said, "I didn't expect you would talk to us martial artists."

It was obviously Wei Renpu's suggestion, but he said this to Wang Pu, probably because Wei Renpu proposed that it was the reason why the two of them claimed it.

Wang Pu smiled and said, "You are also great heroes. You are officials in the same dynasty. How could you be unfair to you?... I was a little annoyed. If I had known this, wouldn't I have been with the army before, and wouldn't I have been rich for the next generation?"

Everyone burst into laughter... However, civil servants still have power now, so naturally they don't need to "redeem".

Yang Biao said: "The government has not agreed yet. Are you all happy too early?"

However, everyone could almost guess that such a major event must have been planned by Guo Shao himself, and they all looked at each other side.

Guo Shao said, "Deputy Envoy Wei's 'Treasure Sword' will become a legend for the ages."

After hearing this, the generals stood up and bowed to thank him, shouting long live. Shi Yanchao said: "The officials are very kind to the ministers, but they are not like the Emperor Gaozu of Han in the play. If they win the world, they will kill the old brothers one by one!"
Chapter completed!